Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 797 — Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association

Last action — Chapter No. 2021-109

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  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; Redefines "person," to apply to provisions relating to life & health insurance guaranty of payments; authorizes Florida Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association to assume, reissue, & cause to be reissued covered polices of impaired insurers; revises association's standing before court; provides association has right to appear or intervene before court or agency in another state; authorizes board of directors of association to credit specified assessments against certain future assessments; requires member insurers to pay deferred assessments.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature 2 An act relating to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association;
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 member insurers;
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature member insurers;
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 (a) Guarantee, assume, reissue, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, reissued, or reinsured, any or all of the covered policies of the impaired insurer;
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature (a) Guarantee, assume, reissue, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, reissued, or reinsured, any or all of the covered policies of the impaired insurer;
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 (4) and (9) of section 631.718, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of that section are republished, to read:
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature (4) and (9) of section 631.718, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of that section are republished, to read:
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 calculated by including the assessable premiums of member health maintenance organizations of the Florida Health Maintenance Organization Consumer Assistance Plan.
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature calculated by including the assessable premiums of member health maintenance organizations of the Florida Health Maintenance Organization Consumer Assistance Plan.
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 (9) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no member insurer that is a nonprofit insurance company which issues annuity contracts or group annuity contracts pursuant to s.
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature (9) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no member insurer that is a nonprofit insurance company which issues annuity contracts or group annuity contracts pursuant to s.
hb0797-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 797 2021 by a proposed plan submitted by the association and approved by the department.
hb0797-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 797 2021 Legislature by a proposed plan submitted by the association and approved by the department.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2021-109

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for SB 1470

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Appropriations

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Appropriations

  14. In Messages

  15. Message sent to senate

  16. Immediately certified

  17. Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0

  18. Read 3rd time

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)

  21. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  22. Bill released to House Calendar

  23. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  24. Favorable by Commerce Committee

  25. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  26. Now in Commerce Committee

  27. Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

  28. Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

  29. Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  30. Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

  31. Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  32. Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  33. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  34. Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

  35. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  36. Referred to Commerce Committee

  37. Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

  38. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  39. Filed

Sponsors

  • Robinson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Robinson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 22000
Democrat 4000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Diaz — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Perry — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 20000
Unaffiliated 54000
Republican 44002
Total 118002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Geller — Yea
Altman — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Renner — Yea
Grant — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Harding — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Brown — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Bush — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Learned — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
McCurdy — Yea
Duran — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Morales — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Payne — Yea
Zika — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Not Voting
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Not Voting
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Commerce Committee)

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 13000
Democrat 2000
Total 24000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Brown — Yea
Drake — Yea
Geller — Yea
Hage — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Slosberg-King — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea

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Favorable (State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 4001
Democrat 4000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Fischer — Not Voting
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea

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Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 6002
Democrat 3000
Total 16002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Brown — Yea
Fetterhoff — Not Voting
Hage — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Zika — Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea

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Subjects

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What does HB 797 do?
Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; Redefines "person," to apply to provisions relating to life & health insurance guaranty of payments; authorizes Florida Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association to assume, reissue, & cause to be reissued covered polices of impaired insurers; revises association's standing before court; provides association has right to appear or intervene before court or agency in another state; authorizes board of directors of association to credit specified assessments against certain future assessments; requires member insurers to pay deferred assessments.
Who sponsors HB 797?
HB 797 is sponsored by Robinson.
What is the current status of HB 797?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2021. Enacted.
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